Trey Mancini badly needed a break. Over the last month of the 2021 season, the magnitude of the past year and a half weighed on the Orioles first baseman — beginning with a cancer diagnosis and concluding with a rapid return to baseball and the rigors that come with a 162-game sprint. In all of…
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Q: Jimmy Butler is not going to be running all over the place and creating a path to the foul line with Marcus Smart back. Mr. Butler, meet the Defensive Player of the Year. – Alton. A: No city listed with this one, but I did sense a New England accent when I read it…
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After the trade that returned the Ravens’ wide receiver group to that oh-so-familiar offseason zone — more potential than production, more questions than answers — Eric DeCosta couldn’t resist a joke. The Ravens general manager had just traded Marquise “Hollywood” Brown for the first-round pick that became center Tyler Linderbaum. He was asked: Did the…
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The Ravens haven’t played a game since early January, haven’t won a game since late November and haven’t beaten a 2021 playoff team since mid-September. But with the release of the NFL’s 2022 schedule Thursday — and the expected return of a litany of injured starters — hope springs eternal in Baltimore. The Ravens, looking…
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Earlier this year, it seemed possible that California voters would face the bewildering civic task of choosing which of four competing measures to legalize sports wagering would prevail — if any. Now, however, it’s down to two and it could be just one by the time votes are cast in the November election — or…
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LAFC defender Diego Palacios, right, dribbles past Austin FC midfielder Owen Wolff during the first half of their MLS match on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer) LAFC midfielder José Cifuentes kicks the ball as Austin FC midfielder Owen Wolff defends during the first half of their…
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SANTA ANA — A 26-year-old Tustin woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to a knife attack on three customers in a laundry business and was placed on 10 years of formal probation. Camila Cynthia Machorro pleaded guilty to three counts each of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon and admitted sentencing enhancements for inflicting great…
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The Miami Dolphins aren’t done adding talent to their roster this offseason, and they just landed a three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher. Melvin Ingram is signing with the Dolphins, according to a league source on Sunday. Ingram, who can play both defensive end and outside linebacker and visited Miami in April, has made his mark…
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Before the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick off their preseason schedule on Aug. 13, the two teams will hold joint practices in Tampa that week, according to a league source. Joint practice sessions allow teams to work against an opponent during training camp after weeks of being restricted to intra-squad practice reps. Last…
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Sacha Kljestan broke a scoreless tie with a penalty kick goal in the 83rd minute for the Galaxy, but Minnesota United came up with its own late goal to forge a 1-1 tie on Wednesday night. Robin Lod scored the equalizer for United in the 87th minute when he connected on…
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